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Katlang (Pashto: کاټلنګ , Urdu: کاٹلنگ ) is a tehsil located in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2][3][4] Situated 19 kilometres (12 mi) north of Mardan, the tehsil had a population of 343,144 as of the 2017 census.
Katlang Tehsil
تحصیل کاٹلنگ کاټلنګ تحصیل | |
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| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| District | Mardan |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Muhammad Riaz (IND[a]) |
| Population | |
• Total | 343,144 |
Katlang topaz
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The Katlang region contains significant deposits of pink topaz, with estimates ranging from 70,000 to 9,000,000 carats. Both the Katlang topaz and the Mingora emerald command prices exceeding 20,000 rupees per carat.[5][6]
See also
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edit- ^ Officially affiliated with the PTI, but filed nomination papers as an independent due to the PTI intra-party elections case
References
edit- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP: KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. 2018-01-03. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-24. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ^ "Katlang gets tehsil status". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Parties failing to uphold Mardan three-party formula". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "ANP set to form district govt in Mardan". The Nation. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Gubelin, Edward; Graziani, Giorgio; Kazmi, A.H. "PINK TOPAZ FROM PAKISTAN" (PDF). Gems & Gemology. Fall 1986: 1.
- ^ "Upgrading the gemstone industry". DAWN.COM. 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2017-11-29.